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satisfactory

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
satisfactory/satɪsˈfaktəri/

▶adjective fulfilling expectations or needs; acceptable.

– derivatives
satisfactorily adverb,
satisfactoriness noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. satisfactoire or med. L. satisfactorius, from L. satisfacere (see satisfy).

'satisfactory' also found in these Oxford entries:

acceptable - account - adequate - all right - approve - better - competent - concord - decent - fine - garden - healthy - hunky-dory - jake - like - muster - nice - OK - pass - result - right - runner - scratch - settle - show - square - stool - sufficient - tie - unacceptable - well

Forum discussions with the word(s) "satisfactory" in the title:

At/IN a satisfactory level
far from satisfactory
far from satisfactory/satisfaction?
Is "I am," a satisfactory answering sentence?
is there a grammatical error in this sentence?(satisfactory)
Isn't that satisfactory to you?
satisfactory + verb in past
satisfactory and satisfying
satisfactory arrangement?
satisfying or satisfactory?
the satisfactory/satisfying answer
There is scarcely anything ... about which I could not give a more satisfactory answer
very satisfactory ?

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